Goran Bogdanović (politician)

Goran Bogdanović MP
Горан Богдановић
Minister for Kosovo and Metohija
In office 7 July 2008 – 27 July 2012
Preceded by	Slobodan Samardžić
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Personal details
Born	(1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 61) Raška, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Political party	SDS (2014–present) DS (2000–2014)

Goran Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Богдановић, born 2 February 1963) is a Serbian politician who served as the Minister for Kosovo and Metohija^[1] in the Cabinet of Mirko Cvetković from 2008 to 2012.

Early years and education

He was born in 1963 in Raška and holds a degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

From 1992 to 1996, he was manager of JUKO in Srbica. Afterwards held the position of as state agricultural inspector until 2002, before becoming Minister of Agriculture of Kosovo and Metohija and later on resuming the position of state agricultural inspector.^{[citation needed]}

Bogdanović has been a member of the Demokratska Stranka since 2000 and leads the Party provincial committee. He was elected MP to the National Assembly of Serbia on 21 January 2007. On 7 July 2008, he was named Minister for Kosovo and Metohija. On 13 January 2010, he was stopped and then escorted by Kosovo Police to the Kosovo-Serbia border at Merdare, for "illegal political activities".^[2] In June 2012, he was banned from entering Kosovo for trying to enter "illegally".^[3]

Personal life

Bogdanović is married with two sons. He speaks Russian, English and his native Serbian.

See also

• Politics of Serbia
• Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

References

1. "Kosovo-Serbia border clash leaves several hurt". BBC News. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
2. "Kosovo police expel Serbia's Bogdanovic". SETimes.com. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
3. "Serbian minister banned from entering Kosovo". B92 English. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

External links

• Ministry of Kosovo and Metohija homepage

Government offices
Preceded by Slobodan Samardžić	Minister for Kosovo and Metohija 2008 – 2012	Succeeded by Aleksandar Vulin as director of Office for Kosovo and Metohija